Justin Trudeau Mourns The Death Of Canadian Rockstar Gord Downie

Canadian rockstar Gord Downie passed away Tuesday. He was battling terminal brain cancer.  It cut Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau deep.

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Downie, 53, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in 2015, died on Tuesday night surrounded by his family.

 

Weeping openly, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters that he had drawn strength and inspiration from the nation’s best known songwriter.

 

‘We lost one of the very best of us this morning. Gord, was my friend, but Gord was everyone’s friend,’ Trudeau said, tears welling in his eyes.

 

Downie ‘loved this country with everything that he had, and not just loved it in a nebulous ‘Oh, I love Canada’ way – he loved every hidden corner, every story, every aspect of this country that he celebrated his whole life,’ Trudeau added.

 

When he knew he didn’t have much time left, Turdeau said Downie got to work trying to make Canada a better place.

 

‘He knew, as great as we were, we needed to be better than we are, and that’s why his last years were devoted to Chanie Wenjack and to reconciliation,’ he said, referring to Down’s charity to benefit indigenous Canadians.

I’m no fan of Trudeau, but his tribute was sweet. That’s undeniable.

h/t Daily Mail